Ayaka Ōhashi
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is a Japanese
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and singer from
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. She is affiliated with the talent agency HoriPro International. As a singer, she is signed under Lantis. Originally a
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, she appeared in many commercials, dramas,
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programs, and stage productions. After participating in an audition sponsored by Horipro, she played her first main role as Fleur Blanc in the anime ''
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'' in 2012. She is known for her roles as Ran Shibuki in '' Aikatsu!'', Sāya Yamabuki in ''
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'', and Uzuki Shimamura in ''
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''; as Sāya, she is a member of the band
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as its drummer. She also performed theme songs for anime such as '' Masamune-kun's Revenge'', and '' Knight's & Magic''.


Biography

Ōhashi was born in
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on September 13, 1994, and moved to
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when she was five. There, she joined a theater company and appearing in various television commercials, dramas,
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programs, and stage productions. She was inspired to become a voice actress after receiving voice acting lessons she had with her theater company. In 2011, she participated in the 36th
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Talent Scout Campaign where she remained a finalist and joined the talent agency Horipro. She made her voice acting debut in 2012, playing a minor character in '' Amagami SS+ plus''. In April of the same year, she was cast as Fleur Blanc in ''
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'' thus becoming her first main role. Later that year, she was cast as Uzuki Shimamura in the mobile game ''
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'' becoming her second main role. She would later reprise the role in various other media, including the anime adaptation. She has since appeared in many stage events and radio programs. In 2014, she made her official debut as a singer for Lantis by performing '' Sabagebu! -Survival Game Club!-'' opening theme song "YES!!" which she also played the main character, Momoka Sonokawa. That same year, she voiced the character Kurome in ''
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''. Her first album was released on May 18, 2016; the album peaked at fourteenth on the
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weekly charts. In 2015, she was cast as a drummer character, Sāya Yamabuki of the band
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, in
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's multimedia franchise ''
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''. She has stated that although she had drumming skill prior to joining the franchise, she had never performed them in public. In 2017, she played the character Aki Adagaki in '' Masamune-kun's Revenge'' which she also performed the opening theme song. Later that year, she was cast as Adeltroot Alter in '' Knight's & Magic''; she also performed the series' ending theme song. The following year, she was cast as
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in
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's multimedia franchise '' Uma Musume Pretty Derby''. In February 2020, Anime Frontier announced that Ōhashi would perform her first U.S. concert on May 8 in
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, but the event was cancelled due to the
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.


Filmography


Anime


Films


Video games


Dubbing


Live-action

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'', Kim Cheong-ah ( Seol In-ah) *'' Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', Det. Ellie Steckler ( KiKi Layne) *'' The Green Knight'', Essel and the Lady (
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)


Animation

*'' Mune: Guardian of the Moon'', Mune *'' The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature'', Heather Muldoon


Live-action

* '' Anime Supremacy!'' (2022), Yūki (voice)


Others

*'' There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless...'', Renako Amaori (promotional video)


Discography


Studio albums


Singles


References


External links

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Official agency profile


at Lantis * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohashi, Ayaka 1994 births Living people Anime singers Horipro artists Japanese child actresses Japanese video game actresses Lantis (company) artists Poppin'Party members Singers from Saitama (city) Voice actresses from Saitama (city) Singers from Tokyo Voice actresses from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers